Ringo Starr will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next month with a little help from a key friend: Paul McCartney. On Wednesday, the Hall announced that the âcute Beatleâ will ushering his old drummer into the rock Pantheon at the annual induction ceremony, set this year for April 18 in Cleveland.
The teenager who led the Guardian-backed campaign to end female genital mutilation (FGM) has been awarded a doctorate for her campaigning work. Fahma Mohamed, 19, who will be a doctor of law, is one of the youngest people in the UK to receive the honorary degree, which will be presented by Bristol University on Friday. Mohamed said she was ecstatic at being awarded the doctorate.
Average age to start a PhD varies between disciplines and depends on whether or not the student holds a masters degree or not. I was made to believe that the vast majority start a PhD between the ages of 22-28 in most fields. Time to complete can vary widely.A masters degree is typically limited to 1-5 years, with most taking 2-3. A PhD following a masters is typically limited to 3-8 years, while a direct to PhD requires 4-8.e was 20 years old when he graduated. Noam Elkies finished his PhD in math at Harvard in 2 years, at age 20. 6 years later, he became the youngest tenured professor in the history of Harvard, beating even Larry Summers and Alan Dershowitz.